Grants talk:Project/Development of Open History Map
September 26 Proposal Deadline: Reminder to change status to 'proposed'
editAs posted on the Project Grants startpage, the deadline for submissions this round is September 26, 2017. To submit your proposal, you must (1) complete the proposal entirely, filling in all empty fields, and (2) change the status from "draft" to "proposed." As soon as you’re ready, you should begin to invite any communities affected by your project to provide feedback on your proposal talkpage.
Warm regards,
--Marti (WMF) (talk) 04:44, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Comments of Glrx
editI would decline this proposal. The basic idea is intriguing, but the reality seems much different. I need more information about how it will be used and guesses about its benefits.
With Google Maps, I can go anywhere in the world with fine detail and often get street images. There's plenty of data, and the panning is continuous. If I set the clock to say 1776, the number of available map sources dwindles, and the dates between maps may be far apart. I won't get a smooth time scale, and if I pan too far, I'll fall off the map. For an arbitrary spot on earth, how many historical maps will I find? A couple months ago, I searched for historical maps of w:Rancho San Antonio County Park area to look for a creek name. I found a few maps, and I had no trouble panning and zooming those maps as images. I didn't need a tile server; I just needed an index of maps of the area.
I've read about Revolutionary, Civil, and World War battles, and then gone to Google Maps to look at the current terrain. Yes, some areas have changed a lot, but I can still get a sense of the past by ignoring modern buildings and roads. I've also done that for paintings and photographs. w:Vincent van Gogh's w:The Yellow House has disappeared, but the nearby railroad bridge is still there (sans railroad). The vicinity of w:Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico has changed a lot in 75 years, but the church, graveyard, and mountains are still there.
When I go back 2000 years, the images are less satisfying. I don't get a good sense of w:Julius Caesar's w:Siege of Alesia. I love using the current street views, and I doubt the terrain has changed a lot since Caesars time. I don't see a tile server helping me out. It could erase some farm houses and other modern features, but it could only guess at what Alesia looked like back then.
The proposal mentions archeology, but that application seems specialized. Viewing the available maps from separate sources seems a more reasonable practice. If I'm researching w:Troy, I can find excavation maps that attribute different digs to different times (mapping a range of times). Before funding a tile server for such excavations, it would be more appropriate to show a time rendition for a single site. Then we can ask the value of varying time. And the data may be suspect; many archaeological time estimates are crude.
I have been interested in historical changes, but that interest has usually been focused around significant events that have interested others. w:Port Royal is an example. The earthquake is the notable event, and others have prepared maps that show the impact.
It is appropriate to tag maps with metadata, and such specifications exist (I cannot find the RDF map information spec I'm thinking of).[1][2] A simple goal would be given a point on earth, find all the available maps within a time interval.
Eligibility confirmed, round 1 2018
editWe've confirmed your proposal is eligible for round 1 2018 review. Please feel free to ask questions and make changes to this proposal as discussions continue during the community comments period, through March 12, 2018.
The committee's formal review for round 1 2018 will occur March 13-March 26, 2018. New grants will be announced April 27, 2018. See the schedule for more details.
Questions? Contact us.--Marti (WMF) (talk) 02:24, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
too vauge
editIn my opinion this project is much too vauge. It is totally unclear what the software aspects of this actually are and what success would be (beyond talking about it at a conference). It also doesnt seem to make sense to gather a community around a project that doesnt exist yet (which seems to be a main goal of this grant). I would reccomend declining this proposal. Bawolff (talk) 14:41, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
- I agree that it is vague. In addition, it is not in any way connected to the Wikimedia Movement goals. WMF does not produce its own maps and improving existing maps like Google Maps or OSM is not one of its goals. It is better to request funding from some other source. Ruslik (talk) 18:15, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
- I too agree. I fail to see the connection as well. I can see it is a collection of knowledge, but it looks to be aimed at publication and conference presentation. I agree another source of funding might be better suited for this project. Best, Jackiekoerner (talk) 16:11, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
Budget presentation
editHi and thank you for your proposition ; Could you detail the budget a little bit ? Expecially, could you give us the amount of worked hours, the utpout expected, and their connexion to the spendings ? Léna (talk) 22:18, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- I would also like a little more detail about the budget. The information seems a bit vague and I would like to know more about the event planning and engagement. Thank you for taking the time to submit a project proposal and I look forward to your response. Best, Jackiekoerner (talk) 16:11, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
Community involvement
editAre you already connected to OSM and/or archeologist communities that could work as advisers on this project ? Léna (talk) 22:19, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
Software maintenance
editHow do you see the maintenance of the software going on once the grant period is over ? Léna (talk) 22:24, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
Aggregated feedback from the committee for Development of Open History Map
editScoring rubric | Score | |
(A) Impact potential
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4.4 | |
(B) Community engagement
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4.3 | |
(C) Ability to execute
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3.7 | |
(D) Measures of success
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2.6 | |
Additional comments from the Committee:
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Round 1 2018 decision
editThis project has not been selected for a Project Grant at this time.
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